Live and Create!


In art as in life, there is no need to reinvent the wheel or
fix what is not broken. Sharing what is working in my art teaching world and
hoping to hear and learn from you is the reason for my blog! I currently have some
amazing young artists so take a look at some of our recent work! Please feel free to comment and add
suggestions! I would be remiss in not thanking all the fellow artists and
teachers out there who I have previously explored and learned from. Your myriad
ideas and projects have served as an inspiration to me and my students!
Be inspired!
Debbie

Friday, March 22, 2013

Grade 5 Monkey Masks

In the spirit of our Tropical themed Grandparent's Day, we sculpted monkey masks out of sculpting plaster and painted colorful monkeys! To begin, I built 20 monkey face forms with plastic molds, newspaper and tape. Then with the help of some special parents and grandparents we sculpted the masks followed by painting them the next week. We looked at images of the colorful monkeys of Central and South America for our inspiration. Check out the monkeys..they had a ball creating!

 
 
 
 
 
 





Plaster Sculpted Form


 











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  1. AnonymousNovember 9, 2014 at 12:52 PM

    Dear Debbie, I've been reading your blog and am intrigued that you participated in carving a mask with the Chane people in Argentina. When I was in Buenos Aires a few years ago, I purchased a Chane mask in a craft shop. I would like to buy more such masks, if they could be shipped to me. Any ideas or contacts? Thanks. Julie Conn (homeconn@wou.edu)

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